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Yajurvindra Singh
Yajurvindra Singh
Born: 1 August 1952, Rajkot, Gujarat
Major Teams: Maharashtra, Saurashtra, India.
Known As: Yajurvindra Singh
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Bangalore, 4th Test, 1976/77
Latest Test: India v Australia at Madras, 1st Test, 1979/80
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 11/09/1979)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 7 1 109 43* 18.16 30.70 0 0 11 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 20 3 50 0 - - 0 0 - 2.50
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1971/72 - 1981/82)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 78 115 26 3765 214 42.30 9 83 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 1552 50 31.04 7-20 2 1
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1975/76 - 1981/82)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 17 16 4 521 85* 43.41 0 4 7 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 319 2 224 8 28.00 2-41 0 0 39.8 4.21
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
It is not very often that a cricketer who has played only four Tests
can lay claim to being the joint holder of two world records. And yet
this remarkable feat stands against the name of Yajurvindra
Singh. Moreover, his feat was even more creditable as it was achieved
on his Test debut. And it is not a batting or bowling record but an
even more rare fielding record. Brought into the side against England
at Bangalore in 1976-77 to strengthen the middle order batting,
following some outstanding performances around the domestic circuit,
he failed with the bat but in the first innings took five catches to
equal the record held by Australia's Vic Richardson against South
Africa in 1935-36. In the second he held two more and this saw him
equal the the record held by Richardson's grandson Greg Chappell who
took seven catches against England in 1974-75.
A right hand batsman who could defend dourly or play strokes, as the
situation warranted, an occasional medium pace bowler and a brilliant
close in field, Yajurvindra Singh toured England in 1979 but played
only in the last Test when he notched up his highest score of 43 not
out. His best season in the Ranji Trophy was in 1975-76 when he scored
583 runs at 97.17. In the national competition, his tally was 2657
runs (49.20) with a highest score of 214 for Saurashtra against his
old state Maharashtra in 1979-80.(Partab Ramchand)
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